“I saw Black Sabbath in 1972. Who would have guessed that a few years later I would become engaged to Tony Iommi and have a Top 10 hit single with Ozzy? I literally saw my future at that show that night.”
By Metal Dave It’s bad enough to be reminded you’re old, but it’s another scare altogether when you’re compelled to check your pulse. Such was the case recently while catching up with former Towers of London and The Prodigy guitarist, The Rev, who now strums his six-strings for The Howling. When asked to name the…
A velvet goldmine of bygone garage-glam, Prima Donna’s “Bless This Mess” is a saucy cocktail of T. Rex stomp stirred with Stardust style — and then spritzed with a squeeze of Lennon.
My music collection and high school memories were immeasurably impacted by legendary deejay, Joe “The Godfather” Anthony.
By Metal Dave The most astonishing takeaway from Stephen Davis’ “Watch You Bleed” is not some tasty tidbit about Guns N’ Roses, but rather all the mistakes that flowed unfiltered onto the pages. Davis, you may recall, is the highly acclaimed author behind the classic Led Zeppelin book, “Hammer of the Gods,” and the Aerosmith…
It’s no surprise Jason McMaster can’t pick a favorite album. After all, the guy plays in 3.5 million bands just to satisfy his multiple musical joneses.
I’ll go to my grave defending the Goo Goo Dolls – and not just cuz they shared their beer! In 1995, the unknown band was the first group to ever invite me onboard their tour bus. That was a biggie and I’ll never forget it.
When it comes to smoke-choked, whiskey-soaked, hard-luck rock-n-roll, few bands do it better than metallic twangers, the Hangmen.
After meeting Michael Monroe in a downtown Austin hotel room, I’m fully convinced the glam-rocking twister sleeps in his leather pants. And could he have been any nicer? Actually, no.
By Metal Dave Like a rainbow in the dark, Nicole Starr is something of an anomaly. Barely 20-something-years-old, Starr was born after the prime years of her favorite guitar heroes, yet she raves about 1980s shredders the way a Kardashian prattles on about shoes. Jake E. Lee? Loves him. George Lynch? Wants to marry him.…
No longer the flophouse vagabond featured in the low-budget 1984 documentary “Another State of Mind,” Mike Ness has learned to count his blessings following marriage, fatherhood and the sudden death of longtime friend and co-guitarist Dennis Danell.
IT’S SO WHEEZY: Taime Downe’s cat-scratch snarl was at the forefront of the Pussycat sound. By Metal Dave I remember seeing an ad for Faster Pussycat’s 1987 debut album and thinking, “There aren’t enough kegs in St. Louis to make me like this band.” Guitarist Brent Muscat was so pretty and pouty I just wanted…